The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-12-10
Local and State Notes.

The Indianapolis passenger and ticket agents
meet this evening to perfect the organization OF
their club.
j. D. Laying, of New York. president of the
Bee-lne, reached Cleveland yesterday, and will
remain West several days
In the month of November the Decline for
warded from the Indianapolis livestock yards
B8, 131 tons of live stock; the c., St L. d F. 49,
Sos
The meeting of general managers and general
superintendents called by Commissioners Bianch-
ard for his Office in Chicago the 18th has been
postponed until Dec. 20.
The L., N A. & e. people have built several
miles of snow fence in northern Indiana, at
points where their trains have been delayed in
Tears past by drifting snow
The Vandalia will not get on it's passenger
trains heated by steam from the locomotive IN
ell next week. The work Of fitting the trains up
is more of a task than the master mechanic had
anticipated
George Prescott, superintendent of motive
power of the Vandalia, who has been ill for sew
eral weeks, is so much improved in health that
he expects TO be able to attend to his usual du-
ties within a few days.
Henry Monet, general passenger agent of the
New York Central will reach this city this
Svenng, ana will remain over Sunday, the guest
CT II. r. Derlng. assistant general passenger
agent OF the Pennsylvania lines.
The Cincinnati, jackson & Mackinaw Railroad
Company has begun the extension of its line
Bouthward to Franklin, o.. where connection
will be made with the c., c., c. e I. road for
Dayton.
In the month of November the ticket offices
at this point sold $40 tickets to Pacific coast
points. Ten days of this month have gone, and
but a few hundred tickets have been
sold, sharp is the falling off in California
business.
The citizens of Spencer gave a banquet last
evening the officers of the Indianapolis & Vim
cenpes, in honor of opening the new station for
business. Superintendent Mansfield. Colonel
Gray Chief Engineer Zook and Attorney Pick
were present and made speeches
A company has been organized which proposes
to build g railroad from the bridge over the
Ohio river, at Henderson. Ky, to Evansville.
Ind. The company is to be known as the Ohio
Valley & Terminal Company. The line is built
under the direction of the Ohio Valley Railway
Company.
The c., L, St L. & c. now has sixty
switches on it's line withiR the city limits and
suburbs of Indianapolis, leading to coal and
sumber-yards and manufactures. Thirteen new
witches have been added this year. 1t is stated
that there is not a road in America which has go
many private switches at one point as has the
Big Four at Indianapolis.
Twenty railroads, all important ones, have
adopted the per diem method of paying for cars
when off of the road owning them, and Commits
siouer Fink has addressed letter to the general
managers of the Western lines asking them to
take steps to make this system of paying for cars
general with all roads in the Trunk line and
General Traffic Association.
The general freight agents of Western roads
state that orders for cars to load with anthracite
It is thought that the supply of cars In the
future will be fully up to the demand. The
producing companies, 1t is stated, are now turn
ing their attention to a better supply or the
Eastern markets, where extremely high prices
have prevailed the last two months.
Tas Chicago grain dealers and railroad man
Apemenrs are complaining that SO large a per
cent of the corn coming from the North
west does not pass through Chicago. Unfor-
lunately for that grain center corn ready to
hip can be shipped more directly TO the market
over such routes as the Chicago & Rock Island
and the c., l., St. l.. 81 c. give. and the q, 3.
& @ in connection with the L., b. d w.
The Fort Wayne Gazette says that part OF
the Dayton, Fort Wayne d Chicago road IS IN
such wretched physical condition that 1t is hard
~ safe TO run trains overit THIS IS the ROAD
which lees proposed to extend TO fot, W awe
about the time the c., III. 81 ID. bubble burst.
However, new mon have taken hold or the enter,
prise. and when the litigation is ended they Will
make good road of it. There is no doubt as 10
IL being CREST coalcarrying road in time, IN con
nection with the Dayton & Ironton, with which
IL was recently consolidated.
The monthly report OF Commissioner Blanch
ard. of the Central Traffic Association, shows
that in the month of November the Decline car
led "a II per cent. OF the through east-bouud
tonnage out OF indianapolis proper. the C., St.
L. 81 T. %. IS per cent the J., B. d W. ID. 90 pei
tent, the G.. III. & d. y IS per cent. the O.. l..
St. & c. IL. Is per cent. the L. E. & w. pc,
sent. the L., n. A G C. 81 per cent. of the deat
freight In live stock the Decline carried 60 05
per cent the c.. St L. & T. % OF per cent, tn,
L., l., ST. L. s. c. 3.07 per cent, the C. II. &
D. 1903 per cent and the L., n. A. & c. ?. 90 pei
cent
The Ohio G. Mississippi and the c.. B. & O. hav
been unable agree upon terms for the pur
chase of the Springfield division of the o. & NJ
road by the c.. b. a @. and IL is believed tina
the scheme will now be dropped This is IN
fortunate for the l., d. & S. road, as the G,
e @. had thrown ont such Inducements to Pres
dent Hammond that had the G., u. q q Sc
Cared control Of the Springfield division Of IL